A former city worker has told how she left her career to start a new life looking after rescue goats.

Now, two years on from her dramatic life change, Leanne Lauricella, from Mansfield Township, New Jersey, has developed a collection of animals - including a miniature horse, a small donkey, a pig and two rabbits.

Her Instagram account, Goats of Anarchy, where she posts picture updates of her growing collection of animals has also proved a huge hit - with more than 266,000 followers.

Dedicated: Former city worker Leanne Lauricella, from Mansfield Township, New Jersey, pictured with two of her goats, quit her career to take care of her animals full-time

Risk: Leanne, whose goats are pictured in a baby bouncer, said she took a 'leap of faith' in pursuit of happiness

Poser: Since acquiring her first two goats in 2014 she has since taken in more goats, a miniature horse, a pig, a small donkey and two rabbits

Online stars: Her Instagram account, Goats of Anarchy, where she shares pictures of nuzzling creatures, pigs and goats snuggling and goats in baby bouncers, is hugely popular

Although she said she had a 'great job' in New York City, she hated the commute and suffered from stress.

'I often asked myself, "Is this what life is?" I was feeling completely unfulfilled and I knew there had to be something more,' she told CountryLiving.com.

Her goat family started after she visited a farm that had baby goats which inspired her to adopt two of her own.

After getting Jax and Opie in 2014 she would spend the evenings looking after her animals when she got home from work and started expanding her backyard farm.